Senior volunteers needed for schools and Boys & Girls Club

9:35 PM,
Sep. 18, 2013

Written by

Dana Knebel
Reader submitted

ADVOCAP Foster Grandparent Program is currently recruiting volunteers age 55 and over to help in local schools, Head Start pre-school centers, and Boys & Girls Club sites. Foster Grandparent volunteers work one-on-one with children in small group settings to help them improve their physical, mental, emotional, and social development and to serve as a role model, mentor, and friend.

The program also enables low-income people age 55 and over to gain additional income and remain physically and mentally active. Volunteers receive training, a non-taxable hourly stipend, supplemental ...